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complicated word where simple word will do. con... #36

Closed jalanmiddleton closed 8 years ago

jalanmiddleton commented 8 years ago

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complicated word where simple word will do. consider that many people will not speak English as a first language. Your primary goal is to communicate with your audience.

jalanmiddleton commented 8 years ago

Precisely: characteristic prolixity customarily obfuscates linguistic content; redundant, unnecessary pleonasm threatens communicative incapacitation. Infelicitous, indubitably...

CaptainEmerson commented 8 years ago

As a general practice, please close your issues with commits. E.g., make one commit with just this word replacement, with a comment like "Fixes #36". The issue gets closed automatically.